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Art Reviews Archive

January 8, 2007
The Way of All Flesh

Yes, Kiki Smith’s art can shock. But she’d rather make you a little sad.

December 25, 2006
Émigré From Another Planet

Two fresh looks at Saul Steinberg’s perfectly off-kilter urban landscape.

December 4, 2006
The Spanish Exposition

Once again, the Guggenheim tries to cram an entire culture�this time Spain’s�into one sweeping show. But, oh, those Goyas.

November 27, 2006
Life’s Not a Cabaret, My Friends

At the Metropolitan, those vicious, vulgar Weimar portraits get to bare their teeth.

November 13, 2006
The Imperial War Museum

Manet's Execution of Maximilian is the exceedingly rare piece of political message art that really delivers.

November 6, 2006
The Big Chill

Brice Marden saw how to cool down Abstract Expressionism without quenching the fire.

October 30, 2006
The Allure of the Garret

�Americans in Paris� recalls the years when, if you wanted to paint, you moved to Montmartre.

October 23, 2006
Bossa Nova on the Concourse

The Bronx Museum dedicates its shiny new home by taking a trip to sixties Rio.

October 9, 2006
At the Bull's-Eye

Picasso, the devouring father who gave birth to so much American art.

October 2, 2006
Earth in the Balance

In �Ecotopia,� we face up to our cold war against nature�and our deep unease about its potential result.